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Stroke in sickle cell disease and the promise of recent disease modifying agents
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited hemoglobinopathy affecting approximately 100,000 individuals in the United States. Cerebrovascular disease is among the most common and debilitating complications of SCA, with 53% experiencing silent cerebral infarct by age 30 and 3.8% experiencing overt stroke by age 40  years. This review highlights the burden of cerebrovascular disease in SCD, including both stroke and silent cerebral infarct (SCI). We then discuss the pathophysiology of stroke and cerebral fat embolism in the absence of a patent foramen ovale.
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - September 8, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Ava Runge, Danielle Brazel, Zahra Pakbaz Tags: Review Article Source Type: research
